Though not much is known about the causes of autism, angry families in the United States are blaming childhood vaccines.
In 2004, the Institute of Medicine promised there was no credible evidence showing that the preservative thimerosal contained in some vaccines caused autism, but that has not stopped nearly 5,000 lawsuits alleging the contrary.
It is a general contention among all the pending lawsuits that the vaccines containing thimerosal were the cause of autism in the children—they do, however, disagree on exactly how.
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Some of the birth trauma attorneys handling these cases say that only the thimerosal in the vaccines caused the neurological disorders. Others argue that the injections also contained a form of mercury that overexcited certain brain cells. To settle this discrepancy, the Office of Special Masters of the claims court has instructed plaintiffs to carry out three tests for each of the theories.
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Thimerosal has been removed from standard children’s vaccines, but remains in flu vaccines that are packaged as multiple doses. Unfortunately, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention says single dose flu vaccines are available only in limited numbers for the time being. Until more are produced for and distributed to the children in need of them, the threat of adverse thimerosal side effects remains.
If you are among the families battling autism and believe a loved one has been harmed by a one of these childhood vaccines, it important to contact an experienced birth trauma attorney and defective drugs attorney for professional insight.
